Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — BRICS

Overweight in adults in BRICS in 2024 — 39.4%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 28.3 pp.

2024 39.4% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 39.4%2024
Period minimum 11.1%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — BRICS, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 11.1%1981: 11.4%1982: 11.7%1983: 12%1984: 12.4%1985: 12.7%1986: 13.1%1987: 13.5%1988: 13.9%1989: 14.4%1990: 14.8%1991: 15.3%1992: 15.7%1993: 16.2%1994: 16.7%1995: 17.2%1996: 17.7%1997: 18.3%1998: 18.8%1999: 19.4%2000: 20%2001: 20.5%2002: 21.1%2003: 21.7%2004: 22.4%2005: 23%2006: 23.7%2007: 24.4%2008: 25.2%2009: 25.9%2010: 26.7%2011: 27.5%2012: 28.3%2013: 29.1%2014: 30%2015: 30.9%2016: 31.9%2017: 32.8%2018: 33.8%2019: 34.7%2020: 35.6%2021: 36.6%2022: 37.5%2023: 38.5%2024: 39.4%
Change over the period: +28.3 pp Annual average: 0.64 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 39.4%
World computed 43.7%
Overweight in adults — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 39.4 +1 pp
2023 38.5 +1 pp
2022 37.5 +0.9 pp
2021 36.6 +0.9 pp
2020 35.6 +0.9 pp
2019 34.7 +0.9 pp
2018 33.8 +0.9 pp
2017 32.8 +0.9 pp
2016 31.9 +0.9 pp
2015 30.9 +0.9 pp
2014 30 +0.9 pp
2013 29.1 +0.9 pp
2012 28.3 +0.8 pp
2011 27.5 +0.8 pp
2010 26.7 +0.8 pp
2009 25.9 +0.8 pp
2008 25.2 +0.7 pp
2007 24.4 +0.7 pp
2006 23.7 +0.7 pp
2005 23 +0.7 pp
2004 22.4 +0.6 pp
2003 21.7 +0.6 pp
2002 21.1 +0.6 pp
2001 20.5 +0.6 pp
2000 20 +0.6 pp
1999 19.4 +0.6 pp
1998 18.8 +0.5 pp
1997 18.3 +0.5 pp
1996 17.7 +0.5 pp
1995 17.2 +0.5 pp
1994 16.7 +0.5 pp
1993 16.2 +0.5 pp
1992 15.7 +0.5 pp
1991 15.3 +0.5 pp
1990 14.8 +0.4 pp
1989 14.4 +0.4 pp
1988 13.9 +0.4 pp
1987 13.5 +0.4 pp
1986 13.1 +0.4 pp
1985 12.7 +0.4 pp
1984 12.4 +0.3 pp
1983 12 +0.3 pp
1982 11.7 +0.3 pp
1981 11.4 +0.3 pp
1980 11.1

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.